Tire-display fixture



Dec. 19 1922.

R. L. CHRISTY. TiRE DISPLAY FlxruRs.

FEB. 23. 1922.

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Application filed Februar 23, 1922. Serial in). 528,610.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bonner Ci-rnis'rr,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Lamar, in the county of Prowers and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tire-Display Fixtures, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionf My invention relates to improvements in tire display fixtures, and it consists'in the combinations, constructions, and arrangements herein described and. claimed.

An object-of my invention is to provide a tire display fixture which is adapted to support and to rigidly hold a tire of any size.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which is adapted to display both sides and tlie tread of the tire.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which has adjustable means, whereby a small tire or a large tire, such as a truck tire, may be readily supported by the same device. v

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described which has means for supporting show cards 01' articles, such as inner tubes, within the center of the tire.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the character described in which the supporting base may be made of. various designs, thereby providing a le vice which affords an attractive d A further object of my invent-i provide a device of the type described which is relatively simple in construction, ellicient for the purpose inteinled, and which ll'iiiliGs a pleasing appearance to the eye.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in Which- Figure l is a front elevation of the device, showing a tire carried thereby,

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device,

Figure 3 is a section along the line of Figure 1, and

l igure 4; a side elevation of the device 55 as shown adjusted to hold a truck tire.

tire guiding board or plate 5. seen from F gure 1 that the plate 5 is provided with an arcuate lower edge, and with large tire, such, as a truck tire, is desired to In carrying out my invention, I provide a base 1 wh ch may be of design desired. lnthe present instance, I show the base as belng made of Wood, andas having a distinctive design. It is obvious that bv merely changing the design, the display fix ture may be usedfor various purposes.

The legs 2, which support the base 1, are

shown "to beshort, but it is obvious that they may be of anylength desired. A guide?) for a metal supporting bar 4 is provided in the base 1. The bar 4- is L-shaped, as shown 111 Figure 8, and is adapted to support a It will be an artistically fashioned upper edge. The board 5 alsosupports a card-carrying or small article-carrying stand- G. The stand 6 is disposed in a horizontal plane and is provided. with card receiving grooves T therein. The grooves 7 preferably extend parallel'with the plane of the board 5, but may be of anyotherdesired angleas required. The support 6 is disposed substam tially within the center of the tire when, the device supportsa tire. The members is secured to the board 5 by means of screws 8. It will be noted from Figure 3 that the screws 8 are first disposed through a block 9, and are then disposed through the member a and are secured to the board 5. -The de v ce, as illustrated, is adapted to support a tire of normal. size. In case, however, a

be supported, the block 9 is disposed between the member ;L and the board 5, so as to more the board 5 nearer to the front of the device i From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. When disposing a tire 10 on the device, the board 5 is raised to the dotted line position shown in Figurel, so as to clear the bottom of the tire. The tire 10 is then disposed so as to permit the board 5 to enter between the. inner sides 11 of the tire. The member 5 is then moved downwardly, so as either to grip the tire between itself and the top of the base 1, or if the board 5 is too small, to cause the member a to bear on the inner periphery of the tire. In the present drawing, as is shown in Figure 2-3, the board 5 bears against the tire instead of the member 110 4. The-support 6 may carry a box containing an inner tube for the tire, or may sup port a display card (not shown). In this manner, the device supports a tire in the desired position, and alsocarries'means'by which the tire may be advertised, if desired. It Will be seen from the drawing tliat'the entire sides of the tire and the tread also are visible. I I

As heretofore stated, in case a tire of larger dimensions'su'ch as truck tire, is desired to be displayed, the blook 9 is disposed between the meiriber l andthe board 5 so as to brin the board nearer 0 the front of b l i the base 1. The 'movement of the board 5 forwardly also provides nicii e space between the board and the member e a asto readily receive a tire of larger dimensioiisq he guideB is adaptedtoifriotionally hold-the member so as to prevent; accidental niove ment of the member a after the device has desired pOSitiOnQ vvitli re'speot to the tire,

The" device" is novel constructure, and makes a. pleasing appearance to the eye.

01'. any dimeng I have i also provided a device in.

I claim:

1. A device of the type described comprising a base, a tire support movably carried by said base, said support being adapted to enter between the sidesof a tire and to hold the tire in engagement with said base.

2. A device'of the type described comprising a base, a tire support movably carried by said baseand' being adapted to enter between the sides of a tire and to hold the tire in engagement W1th said base, a horizontal plate so, carried by said support asto-be dlspos ed substantially in the center of 'sup orted tire, said plate having card reoeivlng grooves therein; I 3. A device of the type described comprising a base, a member slidably oarried'by said base a tire sue aort carried b 7 said member and a block adapted to be disposed between said tire support and said member.

4:; A device of the type'described comprising a base having a'guide therein, a member slidably received in said guide; and a tire support carried by said member; said support being adapted to extendbetween the sldes of a t re and to hold the tire against said base. y I p v A device of the type described eoi'n'prising' a base adapted to support a tire; and means carried bysaid base for holding' a tire in adjusted position Withrespect to'said base said means being adaptedto enter between the sides of the tire; whereby the entire tire may be readily seen.

ROBERT L. CHRISTY. 

